Newspaper headlines across Pennsylvania’s Coal Region announce the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor | December 1941

Newspaper headlines across Northeastern Pennsylvania carried news of war and destruction in Hawaii in December 1941. Read the full story and the headlines.

A Pennsylvania teenager remembers learning of the attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941

Private Irvin Schwartz vividly recalls December 7, 1941, when news of Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor interrupted a radio broadcast. He was later deployed to Normandy in 1944, serving with the US Army's 1st Division until Victory in Europe Day in 1945, sharing his experiences through letters to his hometown newspaper. Read the full story.

Exploring the history of “The Blitz” that devastated London in 1940-41 | Travel

In early 2024, we had the chance to explore sites connected to the darkest days in the history of London - the Blitz.